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The next day Henry Rearden understood the reason for Francisco's attitude, though that reason raised still another question. The shipment of copper, intended for Rearden Steel, never reached Henry's steel mill. The copper fleet was attacked by the notorious [[pirate]], [[Ragnar Danneskjöld]], and sunk to the bottom of the [[Caribbean Sea]], to the last ship (though with all hands evacuated to lifeboats before the ships sank). How Francisco himself could have had anything to do with that, Henry would not learn until later—but at the time, he blamed Francisco for the loss without knowing whether he had good reason.
The next day Henry Rearden understood the reason for Francisco's attitude, though that reason raised still another question. The shipment of copper, intended for Rearden Steel, never reached Henry's steel mill. The copper fleet was attacked by the notorious [[pirate]], [[Ragnar Danneskjöld]], and sunk to the bottom of the [[Caribbean Sea]], to the last ship (though with all hands evacuated to lifeboats before the ships sank). How Francisco himself could have had anything to do with that, Henry would not learn until later—but at the time, he blamed Francisco for the loss without knowing whether he had good reason.
== Closure of the John Galt Line ==
On March 31, 2019, Henry and Dagny rode on the last train out of Marshville, CO. It was a sad occasion. Six weeks before, the Board of Directors of Taggart Transcontinental had finally voted to close the John Galt Line.
After Henry and Dagny returned, Lillian confronted him with direct evidence that Dagny Taggart was in fact his mistress. Lillian had always known that Henry had a mistress, but had been content to let him live the "double life" with them both. But now that she knew that it was Dagny, she demanded that Henry give Dagny up. Henry refused.
== Directive 10-289 ==
== Directive 10-289 ==